# N1ZV: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 1, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1ZV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ZV

## Aircraft that carried N1ZV

- [Cancelled 2014-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1ZV-2014-04-01): Smith Mike APPLEBAY ZUNI, S/N 30, built 1983. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Wasilewski Stephen G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASILEWSKI%20STEPHEN%20G), [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor)

## NTSB investigations on N1ZV (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA490), Jul 29, 2012: Smith Applebay Zuni II (N1ZV), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed while turning to the base leg of the traffic pattern, which resulted in a stall/spin and impact with trees and terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1ZV (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120729019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729019399A), Jul 29, 2012: Smith Mike APPLEBAY ZUNI (N1ZV), Gregory, MI, Destroyed. An eye witness stated, "I observed the zuni sailplane traveling southbound on a downwind leg, he was very low, maybe 125 - 150 above the ground in close to the…

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